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• One more Hindalco coal block under CBI scrutiny

  07 Jan 2014

  The Ministry of Power has told the Central Bureau of Investigation that it did not recommend the 2... . ...Read More

• Panel set up to speed up clearances for coal projects

  07 Jan 2014

  The committee will facilitate coordination for timely completion of procedures at the State level ... . ...Read More

• Storm halts production, shipments at US Midwest coal mines

  07 Jan 2014

  The latest batch of frigid air to descend on parts of the US Midwest wreaked havoc on coal product... . ...Read More

• Japan buys more coal from US, reducing dependency on Australia

  07 Jan 2014

  Tohoku Electric Power Company, Japan's third-biggest user of thermal coal, plans to increase i... . ...Read More

• CBI got all relevant coal files: Agency might tell SC

  07 Jan 2014

  The CBI is likely to inform the Supreme Court that it has received all the relevant files related ... . ...Read More

• China to lead $30bn boiler boom as coal dependency rises

  07 Jan 2014

  A rising dependency on coal-fired generation is predicted to drive growth in the global boiler mar... . ...Read More

• EU turns towards coal again for energy needs

  07 Jan 2014

  Europe’s appetite for cheaper electricity is reviving mines that produce the dirtiest type o... . ...Read More

• Finmin shelves plan to sell stake in Coal India

  07 Jan 2014

  The government has shelved its ambitious plan to sell 5% stake in state-owned Coal India Ltd and i... . ...Read More

• Finmin shelves plan to sell stake in Coal India

  07 Jan 2014

    The government has shelved its ambitious plan to sell 5% stake in state-owned Coal India ... . ...Read More

• Govt said to seek record Coal India dividend on budget gap

  07 Jan 2014

  India is seeking a record dividend of Rs.15,000 crore ($2.4 billion) from Coal India Ltd, the worl... . ...Read More

• Sluggish trend in international coal markets

  06 Jan 2014

  January 6: Spot coal prices continued to remain range-bound on January 3 in the absence of partici... . ...Read More

• Coke prices firm up despite softness in coking coal rates

  06 Jan 2014

  January 6: Spot prices of metallurgical (met) coke increased by nearly $27 per ton even as coking ... . ...Read More

• SAIL defers order for domestic coke

  06 Jan 2014

  January 6: The Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has so far not placed order despite finalising ... . ...Read More

• First central co-ordination panel meet to weigh critical issues

  06 Jan 2014

  January 6: The first meeting of the Central Co-ordination Committee, to be held under the chairman... . ...Read More

• MoC hauls up seven more companies

  06 Jan 2014

  January 6: Seven companies, including National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Damodar Valley Co... . ...Read More